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torrijos herrera
nounVery low
/tɒˈriːhɒs hɛˈreərə/Omar Torrijos Herrera, a Panamanian military officer and politician who served as the de facto leader of Panama from 1968 to 1981.
torrington
nounLow (specific proper noun)
/ˈtɒr.ɪŋ.tən/A proper noun primarily used as a place name for several towns, most notably in England (Devon) and the United States (Connecticut, Wyoming).
torsade
nounC1
/tɔːˈseɪd/An ornamental twisted cord or braid, often used in fashion or architecture.
torse
nounVery Rare (Specialist)
/tɔːs/In heraldry, a twisted band or wreath, usually of two colours (typically the primary metal and colour of the shield), placed upon a helmet and crest to hold the mantling in place. A general term for something that is twisted or coiled.
torsel
nounExtremely Low/Rare
/ˈtɔːs(ə)l/A beam supporting the end of a joist or timber, typically placed in a wall.
torshavn
nounC2
/ˈtɔːʃaʊn/The capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands.
torsi
nounC1
/ˈtɔː.saɪ/The plural form of 'torso', meaning the trunk of the human body or a sculpted representation of it.
torsibility
nounRare
/ˌtɔː.sɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/The capability or susceptibility of being twisted.
torsion
nounC1
/ˈtɔː.ʃən/The act of twisting or the state of being twisted, especially of one end of an object relative to the other.
torsion balance
nounLow
/ˈtɔːʃ(ə)n ˈbaləns/A scientific instrument that measures very small forces, such as gravitational or magnetic forces, by the torsion (twisting) of a wire or fiber.
torsion bar
nounLow
/ˈtɔːʃən bɑː/A straight bar used as a spring in mechanical systems, operating by twisting along its axis to provide resistance or suspension.
torsion group
nounRare in general English; common in mathematical contexts.
/ˈtɔːʃən ɡruːp/A group in mathematics where every element has finite order.
torsion meter
nounLow
/ˈtɔː.ʃən ˌmiː.tə/An instrument for measuring torque (the rotational force or moment applied to an object).
torsion pendulum
nounC2+
/ˈtɔː.ʃən ˈpen.djə.ləm/A pendulum that operates by the twisting (torque) of a suspension wire or fibre, rather than swinging freely.
torsion-free group
nounC2+ (Specialized Academic)
/ˈtɔː.ʃən friː ɡruːp/In abstract algebra, a group in which no element other than the identity has finite order.
torsk
nounLow
/tɔːsk/A large marine fish of the cod family, Gadus morhua, found in cold North Atlantic waters, valued as a food fish.
torso
nounB2
/ˈtɔː.səʊ/The central part of the human body, excluding the head, neck, and limbs; the trunk.
torso murder
nounC1/C2 (Low-frequency, domain-specific)
/ˈtɔː.səʊ ˈmɜː.də/A homicide in which the victim's body is found dismembered or without limbs/head, typically to conceal identity.
tort
nounC2
/tɔːt/A wrongful act, other than a breach of contract, that causes harm and for which the law provides a civil remedy, typically compensation.
tort-feasor
nounVery low
/ˌtɔːt ˈfiːzər/A person who commits a tort, which is a civil wrong that causes harm or loss.

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